Canada's Orion Spacecraft Lights Up Nation

0:00Canadians lit up from coast to coast yesterday for the Artemis II launch, a huge step back to the moon with our own Jeremy Hansen on board. The Orion spacecraft blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6.35pm eastern time on April 1st, 2026. Hansen flew with NASA vets, Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch on this 10-day trip, pushing humans farther into space than ever before. Watch parties popped up everywhere, from science centers in Ottawa and Vancouver to classrooms in Toronto and living rooms nationwide. Folks in Edmonton Calgary and Halifax tuned in too, turning the event into a full-law national party with countdowns and cheers. People couldn't hide their pride, especially for Hansen, that kid from a small town who grinded his way to the stars. Students said it flips their view of space as reachable, while experts called it Canada's biggest space moment yet, inspiring kids to dream big. The mission loops around the moon for the first time in over 50 years, testing tech for

1:01deeper trips ahead, redundancies keep the crew safe, and everyone's crossing fingers for a smooth ride. This launch isn't just history, it's Canada's ticket to the next era of exploration, firing up a whole generation to look up and reach higher. That's your Vancouver News Today update, AI powered and always on.